Matt Canavan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Matt Canavan

Australian politician

Date of Birth: 17-Dec-1980

Place of Birth: Southport, Queensland, Australia

Profession: politician, economist

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

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Matthew James Canavan (born 17 December 1980) is an Australian politician.
He was elected to the Australian Senate representing the state of Queensland at the 2013 federal election for the term beginning 1 July 2014.
He is a member of the Liberal National Party.
In the First Turnbull Ministry, Canavan served as the Minister for Northern Australia between 18 February and 19 July 2016.With the reelection of the Turnbull Government in 2016, Canavan was elevated into Cabinet becoming the Minister for Resources and Northern Australia in the Second Turnbull Ministry.On 25 July 2017, Canavan resigned from Cabinet over doubt as to his eligibility to be a member of the parliament, after discovering that he might be an Italian citizen.
Section 44(i) of the Australian Constitution prohibits election of dual citizens to the Parliament of Australia.
Italian constitutional experts were unable to advise with certainty whether he had inherited Italian citizenship, but the High Court found on 27 October 2017 that Canavan was not an Italian citizen and therefore was not ineligible under s 44(i).